Thanks Eli for the Afro Celt link, a long time favourite of mine, I am listening as I write :) For more fab world music I recommend Radio3{BBC of course}the link I have given is to the Womad recordings but there is a lot more to be found......including an interview with Bakka Beyond another fav of mine, especially after seeing them many moons ago at Knockendorrach under a full moon :) I am still working my way thru the Womad {great to find Mari Boine, I still have the cd you sent Eli :)} collection....is good to crochet to which I did a lot of last week, the rains finally came to a very cold end on Friday and yesterday was warmer tho still blustery so we toddled down to Alora to a boot sale/market that was happening - I am giving up with boot sales people are only interested in tat and I just get disheartened, this market also had a large stall of English foods, tins and packets of stuff I wouldn't eat even if I still lived in the UK, but the expats just don't seem to be able to live without, something I find hard to fathom, when we can get fresh local produce unadulterated by additives/ colours and all the other poisons they seem to be addicted to; funnily enough I received a mail from a friend this morning warning about MSG, not something that comes my way as it is use in all processed foods, crisps etc, but then they put artificial sweetner in crisps these days - loco I say anyway if you want to learn about msg, type in msg - obese at The National Library of Medicine
MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
What we did learn from yesterday is how wonderful our village is - yeah I know we have always known it but it really sank home with the events of yesterday, Del went and got me a coffee after we had set up the stall and were charged 80c, ooooo that's good just like Casarabonela says I, many places outside of this village have vastly hiked prices, so D decided that he would have one - this one cost 1€ - why?? because they realised he wasn't a Spanish punter - the stalls bring in customers to the bar if anything we should be given a discount!! At the end of a long and unprofitable afternoon I said I would have a beer, 1.50 ha no way José so packed up and went round the corner to the Bella Roca and had a beer and tapas at proper prices and lovely service with a smile.......then up the mountain and home - collect the Squidge and up to the Buena Vista to catch the last rays of sunshine and watch the children play and the people coming and going with many holas and smiles, where a bottle of beer is a euro and tapas 50c, Del told me of the time he was sitting having a coffee and one of the old guys picks up his baccy and sniffs at it asks if it is good and rolls himself one, he then nods at the barman to get D a drink, which at the time he didn't want, a week later he is back in the Cave having his morning decaf and they refuse his money, remembering he had one on credit - there is trust and camaraderie in this village which is hard to find in many places, so what is all this leading to.......basically why the hell do I keep going elsewhere,. we have a market here every week, why not have a stall here, D has been saying this to me for ages, but I feel a little exposed on my own turf, stoopid I know, but then Ursula, who I had popped in to see if she would make a wedding cake for Sally, saw my joseph jacket and went into raptures about it (certainly lifted my spirits}and asked why I didn't have a stall at the local market, so following the "coincidences" that is what I shall do :)
REACHING CRITICAL MASS
There is a phenomenon that often causes Humanity to feel frustrated and powerless when it comes to changing our lives. That phenomenon is known as reaching critical mass or, in pop-culture lingo, the tipping point.
When we awaken, we begin to understand the power of our thoughts and feelings. We realize the importance of monitoring the focus of our attention and of controlling our behavior patterns. As a result of our new insight, we put forth the effort to think positively. We strive to hold our thoughts and feelings on what we want to manifest in our lives, instead of on our fears and the things we do not want in our lives. We envision Heaven on Earth, and we breathe life into our thoughtforms with positive affirmations, meditations, decrees, buoyant joy and heartfelt enthusiasm.
But often, after what seems like a valiant effort, we continue to experience many of the same old problems. This unfortunate situation causes us to become discouraged and to lose faith in our ability to change our lives. At that point, we feel like our efforts are futile. That is when we decide to give up, and we stop trying to make our lives better. {read on}
MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
What we did learn from yesterday is how wonderful our village is - yeah I know we have always known it but it really sank home with the events of yesterday, Del went and got me a coffee after we had set up the stall and were charged 80c, ooooo that's good just like Casarabonela says I, many places outside of this village have vastly hiked prices, so D decided that he would have one - this one cost 1€ - why?? because they realised he wasn't a Spanish punter - the stalls bring in customers to the bar if anything we should be given a discount!! At the end of a long and unprofitable afternoon I said I would have a beer, 1.50 ha no way José so packed up and went round the corner to the Bella Roca and had a beer and tapas at proper prices and lovely service with a smile.......then up the mountain and home - collect the Squidge and up to the Buena Vista to catch the last rays of sunshine and watch the children play and the people coming and going with many holas and smiles, where a bottle of beer is a euro and tapas 50c, Del told me of the time he was sitting having a coffee and one of the old guys picks up his baccy and sniffs at it asks if it is good and rolls himself one, he then nods at the barman to get D a drink, which at the time he didn't want, a week later he is back in the Cave having his morning decaf and they refuse his money, remembering he had one on credit - there is trust and camaraderie in this village which is hard to find in many places, so what is all this leading to.......basically why the hell do I keep going elsewhere,. we have a market here every week, why not have a stall here, D has been saying this to me for ages, but I feel a little exposed on my own turf, stoopid I know, but then Ursula, who I had popped in to see if she would make a wedding cake for Sally, saw my joseph jacket and went into raptures about it (certainly lifted my spirits}and asked why I didn't have a stall at the local market, so following the "coincidences" that is what I shall do :)
REACHING CRITICAL MASS
There is a phenomenon that often causes Humanity to feel frustrated and powerless when it comes to changing our lives. That phenomenon is known as reaching critical mass or, in pop-culture lingo, the tipping point.
When we awaken, we begin to understand the power of our thoughts and feelings. We realize the importance of monitoring the focus of our attention and of controlling our behavior patterns. As a result of our new insight, we put forth the effort to think positively. We strive to hold our thoughts and feelings on what we want to manifest in our lives, instead of on our fears and the things we do not want in our lives. We envision Heaven on Earth, and we breathe life into our thoughtforms with positive affirmations, meditations, decrees, buoyant joy and heartfelt enthusiasm.
But often, after what seems like a valiant effort, we continue to experience many of the same old problems. This unfortunate situation causes us to become discouraged and to lose faith in our ability to change our lives. At that point, we feel like our efforts are futile. That is when we decide to give up, and we stop trying to make our lives better. {read on}
I am sure that, like me, many of you have felt keenly the endings of the old and the beginnings of the new. It has not been easy, the energy that we experienced in February and March was the Solar Divine Feminine in its most intense and creative form.
It just blasted away anything that was left of the old in our lives by showing us quite clearly, in the mirror, what was not serving us any longer. And so, we had to make new choices for ourselves and our lives as we moved forward. These Choices are all about Abundance and Manifestation and what we choose to experience in our lives.{Starchild}
We all have the option to live simply, rather than make issues bigger than they are and life more complicated than necessary. We can move quickly and decisively, easily and effortlessly. In fact, far less time is usually taken up correcting something that has gone wrong if you have not wasted time to complicate and exaggerate the importance of a given situation. To be able to see ourselves in the simplest terms, stripped of our ego and need to be more than we are, is a truly great respite from the race to be more. To just see and be, clears our head and removes the filters that create so much confusion as to the true person we are and our reason for being. We can do this. After all, it is just another point on the long list of choices we make each day.
My Intention for today is:
I Intend that I am following my calling and doing what I love to do at the same time.
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